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LOSSES By FIRE IN VARIOUS PLA CES.

ALLEYTows. Penn, Aug IS tSpeeiah.-Ihe United
States Cement Works at White Hall station, SIX mea
north OF this city, burned this morning. The build
ing and machinery cost $4,000. The company had
1000 barrels Of cement in stock. valued at 900.
which is pstsly ruined Tho total loss Is estima Ted
at Yi35 900; insurance $4,000
wArERTowS, n. Y, Aug. ia barn belonging 10 Jer-
rad Blodge about TWO miles from Antwerp this county,
was burned last night The loss the building and con-
tents Is about $1,000.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. l5.-Fre destroyed tho stable 90
cupied by John Monaghan In the rear Of No. 1884
Msrket-st early this morning The flames communi-
Gated with Craig Sons -four and feed store and dld
damage OF $4,000 Tho body of John Morrison. driver,
who had evidently been sufocated by the SMOKE wss
found In the The buildings are insured ana Do
long 10 tho j. E. Gilman estate
ALLESrowS, Penn Aug. I5.-The works OF the ohited
States Company at whitehall we're destroyed "
ora mi. mornnp. Tho loss t $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
WILMINGTON. Del, Aug. 16-The planning mill aud
factory OF Frank Ruth was burned this morning Inc
Loss will lie about 81 900; insurance light Tho nre
supposed to have been OF an incenaiary origin.
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SAYING HIS FRIEND FROM DROWNING.


A PLUCKY BOY OF EIGHTEEN RESCUEs HIS CoMPAN.
ION IN SPITE OF WIND AND TIDE.
Jamaica Bay was the scene on Saturday of an ex-
citing affair in which two well known young of
Brooklyn had a narrow escape from drowning They
saved only through the pluck. sagscty and
seli-contro OF one of them Henry Carey lbootson
is the name OF the young man who displayed such
He aud friend went to Canarsie on Satur-
day, where they hired boat and proceeded to
row about he bay. After having spent some time in
that way they anchored the boat at a point halt
mile from shore and prepared to enjoy a swiu-.
Young Ibbotson. a lad of about eighteen asked his
companion il he could swim and received an afirma-
tive answer. rhe water there about fifteen fees
deep. The boys Ilunging of the edge OF
the boat and young lb0otson who is an expert
swimmer, turned his back and began floating.
he tide strong and he quickly carried away
from the vicinity OF the boat. After q few minutes
be turned over which brought his head further above
water than in floating, an ior the fret time heard
the shouts OF his friend tor help. He made all haste
to reacn him, but tide and wind made his progress
slow. His friend Just sinking Tor the last timo
when he reached him. lbbotson with much dihcuity
got his right around his friends waist but as ne
dil so the drowning bov convulsively grasped hu
and they both sank. When they came TO the sur
face lbbotson found the tide had carried them some
distance from the bo,t but shaking his friend Oh be
secured him again with one hand and keeping him
self free from another ENHANCEMENT kept his friends
head and shoulders above water and ;hen begar tue
terribs struLg to reach the boat with but one hand
free. After a desperate effort he reached the boat
ana cIung its sides while he recovered his WELL
nigh exhausted strength His friend. who was nearly
dro wned. revived somewhat and was hnally gotten
into the boat Both lads were prostrated tor soma
time but finally recovered. and ibbotsop rowed ths
boat back TO the shore Several parties were sogn'
the ba, fishing but made no effort TO extend hilp.
Young lbbotson is a OF the accountant Henry w.
Ibbotson, OF Brooklyn.
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EXPLAINING nAonlyE VIDE HAvGrA0x.


Colonel Charles f. sprague, president Of the Institute
OF Accounts, gave lecture nefore the institute last
evening, at the University Building In Washington
Square. explaining the International language
VOlapuk, he said worl speech. but this s not
good name the language not intended TO be spoken
among people OF any nation, but only 10 be used In
correspondence among people of different nations In
ternatio nal language would be better term. At
temps to make a common language date back 10 about
the ear 1900 A. d. The fault OF all Of them has been
that they tired 10 embody system or philosophy. An
FOR OF these Colonel spraguc said had
had conversation with him, and had since died. The
Scheyer, German priest, and published in 1851 IL
100000 students IN Europe six periodicals are
devoted and about sixty societies striving To
Introduce It, II aims to cmbOdy what IL best In all the
great languages with of their had points and
English il widely spoken than other tongue,
Voapuk is forty per cent English There irrcg
uar verbs and IRREGULAR infections The advantage
OF infections OF any kni be questioned, but Father
Schcycr would have been true German II he had left
them out. The effort Is made to have sounds that
are absent defective In any language and this
plan "k," the English II" ami 9TH" and the
purals formed with Thus the plural OF" sheep,
which is spelled In Volapuk " lip" is jps." 4" Is
translated - OBJ" and we " Ia accOrdngly obs"
Colonel Spraguc placed the following sentence rom
that lie bad received the blackboard: " Nemi
lohk IN yOapuGagased venik eliadObO spdob 0Ese
Ing read your dear name In the Vienna Volapuk paper
hasten postal card To write" The ingenious gardener
will he able dig several English roots OF this
Colonel Sprague showed Volapuk papers OF several
countries, including a comic paper in which the Jokes
explained in German.
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WHY ADMIRAL LUCE QUOTED SHARESPEARB
BAR HARDoR. Aug. Is t>peeiah-Admiral Luce
phstcslly denies having made OF tho quotation from
Shakespeare, Behold the great image OF authority;
dogs obeyed In Office in reference to the Secretary of
the Navy published and republished In some papers
The crcums under which the quotation was used
riyen by the Admiral today as follows: While
the flagship Richmond at Halifax short time ago.
Admiral Luce spoke or the seizure OF the American
schooner Highland Light which had been made by ono
Of the smallest Dominion cruisers which had found tho
American dshi within three miles of shore. The
plain that even the OF the vesse. decided
TO protest aud here II was that the remark made
that even had the entire United states Navy
betn present. IL could not have prevented
the little cruiser from selling the Highland Light. Be
hold the great image OF authority dogs obeyed In
Office said the Admiral referr to the sms cruiser
and TO the Secretary OF the Navy cit Is but
Luce, that this correction should be made would
not understood being capable OF such breach OF
dsclpl and good manners has besn unsparingy
accorded 70 me-"
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SHOT DEAF RYl ROY OF FIfyYT

COLUMBIA, e. C.. Aug. Is (Speeial.-A peculi ar muir
der committed In Lancaster Coln-
ty yesterday evening by colored boy
age eight Ho and his sister and another
girl about three years OF eating waerme Ions
They had a dispute and the boy became angry While
the girls hal thslr backs turned he got an
old double le-barreed gun. cooked 1t. and approached
them III angry manner saying that he was
going to kill them both He aimed the gun at the girl
but he hardly ablo mold II up Before be could
hre his sister caught him by the arm and begged him
not kill her The boy finally agreed TO put
the up, but In doing he accidentally DISCHARGED
the weapon which was heavily loaded with buckshot
the charge passed through his sisters arm and took
effect In the breast OF the other girl. Alice uey, killing
her instantly. The sister IL badly wounded but may
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MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. .

HARRISBURG, PENN Aug. 15.-Artcles OF merger and
consolidation we're filed at the State Department to-day
between the wYork. Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Company and the Eric aud State Line Railroad
Company, under the OF the New-York,
Chicago and st. Louis Railroad Company. The
capital is S750Oo0O The directors Of the new line are
Mr. william X. Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt, +. w.
Vanderbilt, II. NICK. Twomb y. Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Harry B. Hollings Frederick r. Ocott John Kennedy
and James A. Roosevelt, OF NewYork, and Charles VI.
Reed. Joseph MoCarter. Frank A. wisener and samuel
A Davenport OF Erie James A. Roosevelt president,
and Allyn Cox. secretary and treasurer.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug is t>peeiah. work OF the
Trustees OF the Reading Railroad for re-
ducing the rental of leased lines completed to-day
The result attained makes the decreased amount 10 %
paid out each year on these charges $S76sS71s
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FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

VENICE. Aug. 15.-Tbe strike OF the gondoiers Is
ended.
sIMLA. Aug. 15.I is reported here that the engage
ment at Oh amhyde August wi d the Gaizas
suited in decisive victory for the Amecrs troops
BERLIN, Aug Is The Prince OF Wales arrived at
Homburg to-day. He paid visit to Empress Augusta
BOMBAY, Aug. 15.-The Russians forming canton
ments at Little karghszol, near shriEa. south Of
shighnan. fhe railway from ChardJui to Bokhara Is
nearly completed.
BRUSSELS. AUG. 15-Kipg Leopold unveiled statues OF
Breydel and De Connck Brug~s today. la long
ton kisg laded the patriotism OF Breydel and dc
COnncE and urged his hearers not To suner modern
political oscillations were becoming more formidable and
wars more terrible. Those whom wars surprised, he
said were lost
CoSsTANTIsoPLE. Aug 15.-One thousand houses and
two churches were burned In Scuar opposite this city,
to-day and two women aud a child lost their lives.
Thousands Of persons are homeless. The Sultan has
given $4,000 for the sufferers aud has appointed relief
nInKu
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rIILNGs ruE KNIGnrs Or LARoR wANr.

PHILADELPHIA Aug. - (Spseiai.-Members OF the
Knights OF Labor In this city making active prepara
attend the annual convention at Minneapolis In
October II was authortatvey ,tated to-day that Mr.
Powdery will favor having tho meetings with open doors
and will also advocate the question that the General
Master workm should have the to select Gen
era Executive Board TIE General Cooperative Board
will make a report and recommend the appointment OF q
ry OF Labor TO With other members OF the
cabinet Tho Knights also desire creator protection for
their copyrights labels anl other trade marks, aud Will
endeavOr bring iicont pressure to bear upon the
congress accomplish this and many OF the otner
ends by legislation.
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DYING FROM TOO GREAT EXCITEMENT

AsBURY PARK. Aug 10 (SpeeidD.-A slight hre TINS
evening In the cottage OF the Misses Fooling on Heck
ave. In Ocean Grove caused great excitement and sew
thousand persons gathered the street opposite the
fire. C. +. Koptz. prominent and wealthy merchant
OF Pottsville Penn. excited tnat he was attacked
by hemorrnage He staggered along the streets
his family with the blood gushing from his mouth In
torrenA He fell upon his face at the bottom OF tho
steps. He picked up aud carried TO the upper per
piazza where he od in less than hvo minntes The IRE
was extinguished. with loss OF about 500. ltwas
caused BY tho eIploson Of a small OIL stove.
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RAILROAD LANDS TAKEN BA OK.
DECISION BY SECRETARY LAMAR THAT RESTORES

A DECISION BY SECRETARY LAMAR THAT RESTORES
MILLIONS OF ACRES TO THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug 15-The Secretary OF the Interior
to-day revoked the order of withdrawal OF indemnity
lands for benefit of the Atlantic and Pacific Rairo'd
Company, and in letter to the Commissioner OF the
General Land Offices directed that they may be restored
TO settlement under tho Presumption and Homestead
laws The secretrys given at great length
II is stated that between 25OO0.O00 and 100000 600
acres arc involved in this decision in the case OF tue
Atlantic and Pacific Company alone. The order also
applies to all OF the other railroads named ID the seere
apolis and Manitoba, the Hastings and DAKOTA the 81
Paul and Pacific. the St. Paul aud sioux CITY tho sioux
City st. Paul, aud the Winons ana o' feer' iheso
are still under consideration.
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TwENTy.THREE PRINTERS GO on STRIKE

IsDIASAPoLIs Aug Is tSpeeiat.-The journal ana
Sentinel have another strike on their hands tonight
After the prn began work this evening thirteen OF
the nonunlon employe on The Senhne and ten on
The Journal left their announcing that they mad
decided to join the union Ten OF the number, II Is
charged, we're spies who had been sent into the two
offices for tho purpose of orgsniznga STRIKE Inc places
OF the strikers were filled with many substitutes as
could lie gathered In and tho two papers Will be able 70
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NEWS FROM THE WEST INDIES.

HAVANA, Aug. i5-The Eng ish mail steamer from St
tn omas, which arrived here to-day, brings the following
adviccs:
Fourteen political prisoners In San Domingo have es-
capped. II is feared that hey have into the interior
Will enter into a conspiracy against the Govern
ment. Consideration has been caused among the IDhab
IN consequence.
The tobacco and crops OF san Domingo large
and OF superior quality.
Many casks OF cOcOanut oil have been picked up along
the shores Of GuDdeloupe dominica AID II. CrOiI
Their appearance indicates that thry havc been Ia
tact with ihev supposed nr portion Of the
cargo OF some vessel from "A port In Africa
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FAcrLrrIrs THAT ARE NOT INITIAL.

CITY or MExIco Aug. Is, via Galveston-Tbe Ferro-
eorr newspaper Of Vera Cruz. in alludiug to the
ce mt decision of the Treasury Department at Washing
ton that Mexican aborers hired under contract could
not cross the Grande says this law preudical 10
Mexican workingmen along the frontier and Is in strik
ing contrast to the liberal action OF Mexico which
allows Americans free entry ipo all pursuits and affords
a u Am ple field for their enterprise
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NEWS OF EMIN PACHA.

ZANZIBAR, Aug. l5-The messengers dispatched TO in
form Emn Pscha, OF stanley's expedition arrived at
MlIsa shore Albert NJ snza at the begin
ming OF Ma after being detained by King kassika and
King Mwanga II they able to cross Albert Nyanza
IL is thought that they must have reached Emin about
the OF May IL stated at Mlisa tnat Emu Pacha
In The UNI district at the beginning OF May being
his way to Lake MutInZige By way Of the kGkibbi
River. lie was good health
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PiTTsBURG. Aug. 10 tSpeeid The settlement OF tho
coke scale difficulty is rapidly becoming an assured
fact All the travelling members Of tie Pittsburg syndi
cate besides independent producers. have been tee-
graphed for and from replies received II Is probable
that ere a week has passed sufficient number OF them
will have returned homs 10 call meeting by ten days
and como to an understanding. The syndicate Is ex-
pecting every day that II call meeting OF tho coke
manufacturers to discuss the proposed scale.
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Palmer 2 minutes and 40 seconds, and except for
the Sachem's generous waving of all time allow
auces, she would have had to allow the Sachem
IL minutes and 35 seconds. The NOrseman allowed
the Halcyon 16 minutes 34 seconds and the Magic
~ minutes and IL seconds. To all smaller boats
the Sachem bad doubled her time allowance and
therefore had to allow the Halycon minutes So
seconds and the Magic / minutes and IL seconds.
This table tells the result In detail:
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to kill and the woman likewise arrested on SATURDAY
she entered his Office he and asked hm 70 Tell ner
where husband She also accused him OF having
separated husband and OF blackmaing her
character Obermler replied tina. he had no knowledge OF
her husbands whersa onts. when mis- Morrison suddenly
drew large knife boz cath her skirt and made 1erco
ungo him. In sedefence he he knocked her down.
whereupon she had him arrested Both parties were ad
Ifad 10 Aall
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DISTRIBUTING A SENSATIONAL STORY.

ToRoNTo, Aug. l5.-The manager OF the telegraph
Office at Buctouche sends the following answer to nqu
res about report that Canadian cruiser had sunk
United States fishing schooner at that port:
have heard the story published In the United states
believe is truth Ia It, The people mere
dd hear firing know what was They
also that lot OF prisoners taken To lchiOuct
but that 10 not true believe the whole ing 10 be canard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16
1REATlENT OF JgOMEN WORKERS.

HOW THEY ARE INSULTED BY EMPLOYERS AND
orHERs-oB>ERvATIONs OF MRS. L. NJ BARRY.
PrrT>nCEG Aug. 10 tSpeciaD D-Mrs Leonard NJ. Barry,
OF Amsterdam y. Y. the only female organizer for tho
knights OF Labor. said to-day:
"When our organizers men the women we're re-
lucant TO appeal 20 them. But TO me they have told
very pniu things. | am daily called upon to
intorfers poor girl who has been grossly
in,ulied by male boss underng and who fears
discharge II She rescn H. What makes the matter more
difficult Of remedy IT, an say. that OF the
girls do these attempted famiaritles while
others who make show OF doing carry the influence
OF such surroundings with them % other communities.
Tne man trouble lat the order has 10 confront Is tho
starvation paid girls In stores and places where
Is compelled to dress moderately we'll In order to
hold her poiton. can make this evident by case IN
Philadelphia that actel upon last wsek. A welledu-
Gated and rehued girl presented herself at dry-goods
store ana asked for employment She was engaged aud
she asked what salary she would receive when told that
would get - she said that she could not beard
and dress on that The ntmailOu was that other ar
rangemeuis would have u be made for the dresses"
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VAS THE BRIDGE INSPECTEUF
THE SECTION FOREMAN AND HIS MEN CHARGE
Win NEGLECT-ALLEGED ARREST OF AN IN

THE SECTION FOREMAN AND HIS MEN CHARGED
Win NEGLECT-ALLEGED ARREST OF AN IN
CENDIARY.
CHICAGO Aug ia dispatch to The NecS from Chats
worth says: "A statement made by j. T. Buard. a
citizen highly respected. to reporter TO day. Mr. Bull
ard says that he section carrying water into the
house OF the section foreman on Wednesday afternoon
between and o'clock. while before the c0roners jury
the section foreman aud his testified that they
the road at the time mentioned. Mr. Billiard was dis
inclined say much but from his remarks and those OF
other residents it is inferred that the road was not
examined at all Wednesday, despite the instructions
received by the section foreman from the roadmaster
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Busrd said. the station
agent Is my neishbor. told me that extraordinary
prec-uton had been ordered to be taken, as heavy
passeng ger train expected"
The Times to-day has dispatch stating that two men
have been arrested a charge OF being ncendarlcs
who caused the accident The authority given for the
information is L. Dobbs, who has been working for
farmer. Morris Kcnoya about three miles from Kent
land Indiana Dobbs told Times CORES spondent that
the two arrested suspicion OF having set the
bridge on fire. They were given preliminary eKanina-
them was considered strong enough hold them in jail
where they now confined pending further proceed
present at the examination The CORES pondent met
W. W. Terrell, tho conductor OF o freight train, and
learned from him that the arrest bad occasioned
siderable excitement in Line He also said that
iardDaster Jones' OF the Toledo Peoria and western
Railroad who Is stationed at State Line. visited Kent
land saturday evening and confirmed the truth OF the
arrest.
Mr. stlilwc. Of West Point; Ind. who was injured in
railwa accident died at Piper City this morning
The wounded at Chatsworh passed the night comfort
ably
The recent accident the Toledo Peoria and Western
Railway at Chatsworth may result in another reorgan
zatlon the company The road was formerly parto
Wabash system, but passed into the hands OF the
trustees OF the frat mortgage in June 1855, after do
fault the payment OF interest in July Of the previous
1t operated by the trustees until February L.
lsG rA.pf nm mad a
committee who had bought it at foreclosure sale few
months on July the control was transferred
to organization. Tho property is not supposed
10 he worth much the existing first mortgage,
which virtually represents the price brought under
foreclosure proceedings
Norris X Jesup who is reported TO be financially
large sufferer by tho calamity is in Europe and not
expected return before fall His secretary said yes
sriay that Mr. Jesup had interest In the road and
this statement confirmed by Others familiar with the
reorganization Charles Moran. one OF the purchasing
committee Is believed to be largely interested In the
company although his previous position prevents hm
from assuming an active part in the management
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ND zUKRH BLACKBURy DYIyo.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug 15.-A dispatch to The Courier
Journal says: Ex-Governor Luke H. Blackburn. who
has been dangerously Ill at Frankfort, KY, for some
weeks rapidly sinking and his death be expected
ut any moment His family, including his brother. sea.
ator Black burn, have been summoned his bedsdo.
His trouble ID brights disease aud heart a0ectoA.
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THE SULTAN RECOGNIZES FERDINAND.

TIRSovA. Aug. l5.-M. Vulxoyitch telegraphs to the
Government from COnstannope that the Sultan recog-
nzes Prince Fernand's election but as tho Prince did
first obtain the Sutans consent the latter Will main
tain his present attitude a certain pcrtOl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16

A EDITOR HELD FOR ASA ULTING WOMAN.
Abram Obormier. Editor Of The Mnburn BudgeI OF MI
burp L. was arrested recently at instance OF Mrs
Albert Morrison husband deserted her about year
n assault and battery. Obermler nauo :
charge Nrs assault with intsnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16

LONDON, Aug l5-Mr. Jackson, Financial Secretary to
tho Treasury replying in the House of Commons this
evening to Mr. Fowler said that the included In the
estima for allowances for expenses con
necIed with the fisheries dispute did not
ipcude claim which tie late Government refused 10
sanction.
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SEVENTY THOUSAND VICTIMS OF CHOLERA.
sMLA, Aug. l5.-Mcdcal returns show that 10000
persons died from cholera in the northwest provinces
during June aud July.